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Moon in Cancer

The Moon is at home in Cancer: deep, tender, protective feelings. Family, home and the past mean everything; you remember every kindness and every hurt.

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What Moon in Cancer means

The Moon is at home in Cancer: deep, tender, protective feelings. Family, home and the past mean everything; you remember every kindness and every hurt. Your moods follow the tides.

The Moon stands for your feelings, needs and instincts. In Cancer it works tenderly and protectively; it works through home, family and feeling.

At a glance

Planet
Moon: your feelings, needs and instincts
Sign
Cancer, water and cardinal, ruled by Moon
Dignity
Domicile
Time in each sign
about two and a half days

The Moon rules Cancer, so it is at home here and works at full strength.

Famous people with Moon in Cancer

Only people whose Moon stayed in Cancer through their whole birth day, wherever they were born.

Moon in the other signs

Moon in the houses

Other planets in Cancer

Questions and answers

What does Moon in Cancer mean?

The Moon is at home in Cancer: deep, tender, protective feelings. Family, home and the past mean everything; you remember every kindness and every hurt. Your moods follow the tides.

Is the Moon strong in Cancer?

The Moon rules Cancer, so it is at home here and works at full strength.

How do I know if I have Moon in Cancer?

Enter your birth date in the free Moon sign calculator; add the birth time, because the Moon changes sign every two to three days.

Which famous people have Moon in Cancer?

Igor Stravinsky, Ronaldo, Augusto Pinochet, Dua Lipa, Heath Ledger, Harald V of Norway, Henri Bergson, Kaja Kallas

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